Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
MRI NECK SPINE W/DYE
Wheeling, WV
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Wheeling Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $346 is 55% below the median hospital's median price ($774), higher than 10% of the 2,490 hospitals reporting CPT 72142. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 18 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Highmark chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $64 | $64 | — | — | — | $64 – $64 |
| 2 | Highmark mgd mcaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $64 | $64 | — | — | — | $64 – $64 |
| 3 | Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $65 | $65 | — | — | — | $65 – $65 |
| 4 | Aetna Better Health chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $167 | $167 | $102 | 61% | — | $65 – $269 |
| 5 | Highmark highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $218 | $218 | — | — | — | $218 – $218 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $277 | $277 | — | — | — | $277 – $277 |
| 7 | Anthem anthem pathway facility · other · outpatient | $336 | $336 | — | — | — | $336 – $336 |
| 8 | Caresource all plans facility · other · outpatient | $336 | $336 | — | — | — | $336 – $336 |
| 9 | Molina all plans facility · other · outpatient | $336 | $336 | — | — | — | $336 – $336 |
| 10 | Anthem hmo facility · other · outpatient | $346 | $346 | — | — | — | $346 – $346 |
| 11 | Highmark all pla facility · other · outpatient | $346 | $346 | — | — | — | $346 – $346 |
| 12 | Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient | $349 | $349 | — | — | — | $349 – $349 |
| 13 | Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient | $353 | $353 | — | — | — | $353 – $353 |
| 14 | Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient | $353 | $353 | — | — | — | $353 – $353 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient | $366 | $366 | — | — | — | $366 – $366 |
| 16 | Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · outpatient | $369 | $369 | — | — | — | $369 – $369 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · other · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
Last updated: Jul 9, 2026
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